⚖️A serial shoplifter, who defrauded retailers of more than £500,000 when she returned items that she never bought, has been jailed. Narinder Kaur, also known as Nina Tiara, was jailed for 10 years for multiple counts of fraud and other offences. More: ➡️bit.ly/3yg4SeH

We stand ready to combat any criminality which arises from public disorder, and we will have an additional 70 experienced lawyers supporting police out-of-hours with charging advice this weekend to help maintain public safety.

The Director of Public Prosecutions has directed CPS lawyers to make immediate charging decisions where evidence is in place and this is happening. We have deployed extra lawyers and are working around the clock to ensure law and order is maintained, and justice is served.

“The internet cannot be a haven for those looking to sow division in our communities.” 🗣️Read the statement from Technology Secretary Peter Kyle below:

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Our teams continue to work around the clock, along with the police, to charge people as quickly as possible and ensure justice is served, following recent public disorder. As of today, we have charged 413 people. See below for real-time updates today ⬇️

⚖️A man who emailed an MP with abuse including telling her ‘hell is real, and you will burn,’ has been sentenced. Nabil Arif was sentenced to 12 weeks' custody at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court for making threats against MP Jess Phillips. More: ➡️bit.ly/3XrXlCa

⚖️Five men have been convicted for their part in an organised series of robberies targeting men they met through dating apps and stealing thousands of pounds. More: ➡️ cps.gov.uk/west-midlands/…

⚖️A man who attacked police officers during the disorder at the Holiday Inn, Tamworth has pleaded guilty to riot. At Stafford Crown Court today, Simon Orr admitted to participating in the disorder during which the Holiday Inn hotel was targeted. More: ➡️ cps.gov.uk/west-midlands/…

Yesterday, we held our violence against women and girls’ scrutiny panel on evidence-led prosecutions co-chaired by Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor Sean Kyne and Melina Hancox from Victim Support.

⚖️Two 13-year-olds have been sentenced for the murder of Shawn Seesahai who they randomly attacked with a machete and stabbed to death in Wolverhampton last year. More: ➡️cps.gov.uk/west-midlands/…

Two 13-year-olds, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have been sentenced for the murder of Shawn Seesahai in a #Wolverhampton park. Today, a court sentenced them to a minimum of eight years and six months in a young offenders' institute as part of a life sentence.

⚖️Former firefighter Cameron Hancel, who took and shared photos of a dead man while on duty, has been sentenced to 20 months' imprisonment. More: ➡️ cps.gov.uk/west-midlands/…

⚖️Simon Orr has been sentenced to six years and 17 weeks for his part in the summer disorder during which the Holiday Inn in Tamworth was targeted. MORE: ➡️ cps.gov.uk/west-midlands/…

Jia Xin Teo, 22, denied murdering her newborn daughter. A jury found her guilty today after hearing she lied to friends, doctors and police, so no one would find the baby.

US citizen Issac Calderon has been jailed for 32 months for causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Jennifer Winzor of the Crown Prosecution Service said: “Those who commit offences in the UK cannot simply expect to walk away without accountability.”

A Derbyshire father and son have been jailed after plotting to kill the owner of a Birmingham shop after a dispute. An accomplice fired the shot – but the gun jammed, allowing an escape. Mohammed Aslam, 56 and Mohammed Nabil Nazir, 30, were sentenced today.

⚖️The parents of a four-year-old boy whose skeletal remains were found buried in a garden in Handsworth have been convicted of causing his death. More: ➡️ cps.gov.uk/west-midlands/…

We have authorised West Midlands Police to charge American national Aimee Betro, 45, from Wisconsin following an attempted shooting in Birmingham. She was extradited from Armenia today. She will appear at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court tomorrow. Read more here: orlo.uk/fbL8A

Joanne Sharkey, 55, from Liverpool has admitted killing a baby boy who was found discarded in a black bin bag in Warrington near Gulliver’s World nearly 27 years ago. Read more ▶️ orlo.uk/8lI3W